Body discovered in Ocean Breeze, feet from boardwalk

Google imageA body was found in a wooded area between the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Boardwalk and Capodanno Boulevard, near Seaview Avenue.STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Police are
investigating in Ocean Breeze, where a body was discovered in a wooded area just feet from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Boardwalk.

The gruesome
discovery was made by kids playing in the area around 5 p.m., sources on the scene said.

Officials from
the medical examiner's office are on location trying to determine a cause of
death.

Cops with
flashlights are investigating the area, a wooded spot between the boardwalk and
Capodanno Boulevard, near its intersection with Seaview Avenue.

The body has yet to be identified, and it is not yet clear whether it is a male or female.